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OBJECT TYPE: EXTERNAL/OPEN
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0886.001

MANUFACTURER: Bromwell
MODEL: 2T
LOCATION: Michigan City, Indiana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 6.7 cm
Width: 6.7 cm
Height: 13.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Food processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bromwell
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Indiana
City: Michigan City

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS PIECE NEVER USED/ SIMILAR STYLE TOASTERS USED THROUGHOUT THE 20TH CENTURY
Canada: TYPE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY CAMPERS IN CANADA
Function: TO SUPPORT BREAD OVER HEAT SO THAT IT CAN BE TOASTED
Technical: EXAMPLE OF PRE-ELECTRIC TOASTER TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS STILL IN USE IN SPECIFIC SITUATIONS, SUCH AS CAMPING/ THIS STYLE OF TOASTER DATES TO THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY/ MADE OF TIN & WIRE, THEY WERE PROBABLY THE FIRST REGULARLY MANUFACTURED TOASTERS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'BROMWELL #2T/ MICHIGAN CITY, IND./ 46360'
Missing: N/A
Finish: SILVERTONE, SOME SPOTS OF RUST
Decoration: RIDGE AROUND OUTER EDGE OF BASE & ABOUT 1 CM FROM EDGE/ AT EACH CORNER ARE 2 MORE CURVED RIDGES

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Bromwell, Toaster, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0886, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0886.001/

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